Legal Opinion

Chris W. Henry, Trustee in Bankruptcy for Midwest Battery, Inc., and Cross-Appellant v. Chloride, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and Cross-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 26, 1987No. 85-2394, 85-2446PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Both sides appeal in this complicated case, which involves the Robinson-Patman Act § 2(a), 15 U.S.C. § 13(a), and the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq., as well as the Missouri law of contracts and tortious interference. The defendant, Chloride, Inc., appeals from a $600,000 Robinson-Patman judgment in favor of plaintiff Midwest Battery Co. (now in bankruptcy and represented by its trustee), which claims it was driven out of business by defendant’s illegal price discrimination. A jury award to plaintiff of $100,000 for breach of contract also is appealed by Chloride,…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
  5. Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. Street and Clyde H. Street v. J.C. Bradford & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  2. Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Todd v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  4. Carlock v. Pillsbury Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1989
  5. Caller-Times Publishing Co. v. Triad Communications, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1992

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